Assessment of knowledge and attitudes toward Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) amongst Turkish medical faculty students

Background: Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) therapies are becoming increasingly  acceptable to the general public and are increasingly used around the world. The international rise in focus  on CAM and the increased incorporation of CAM into medical curricula make it important to gain insight into the knowledge and attitudes of medical students about CAM and its integration in the medical curriculum.Materials and Methods: In this present study, we attempt to investigate the Cerrahpasa medical faculty students’ knowledge, attitude and practices of the students on CAM. The study used a primary  cross-sectional data collection from students of Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, in  2012-2013 academic years.Results: Students’ knowledge of CAM between classes was also compared. There were also statistically  significant differences about the knowledge of those methods (acupuncture, acupressure, yoga, reiki, prayer, meditation massage, dietary, spa). Prayer was the most known modality in all medical classes’ students (first year students: 254, sixth year students: 192). The students who participated in the study stated that 433 (%59.4) have some knowledge about the acupuncture (first year students: 229, sixth  year students: 204). Acupressure was found to be at least known methods for CAM (first year students:  313, sixth year students: 282).Conclusion: Medical students in our faculty had limited knowledge about CAM therapies. Medical  students also have an understanding of the importance of CAM education in the medical curriculum, specifically how it will positively influence professional attitude and stimulate the doctor–patient relationship.Key words: Medical, Students, Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Endohedrally functionalized heteroleptic coordination cages for phosphate ester binding

Metallosupramolecular hosts of nanoscopic dimensions, which are able to serve as selective receptors and catalysts, are usually composed of only one type of organic ligand, restricting diversity in terms of cavity shape and functional group decoration. We report a series of heteroleptic [Pd2A2B2] coordination cages that self-assemble from a library of shape complementary bis-monodentate ligands in a non-statistical fashion. Ligands A feature an inward pointing NH function, able to engage in hydrogen bonding and amenable to being functionalized with amide and alkyl substituents. Ligands B comprise tricyclic aromatic backbones of different shape and electronic situation. The obtained heteroleptic coordination cages were investigated for their ability to bind phosphate diesters as guests. All-atom molecular dynamics (MD) simulations in explicit solvent were conducted to understand the mechanistic relationships behind the experimentally determined guest affinities

Calculation of the compressibility and heat capacity of ice I in the pre-melting region

The isothermal compressibility and the heat capacity are calculated here using the experimental data for the heat expansion of ice I in the pre-melting region. By analysing the data at various pressures, compressibility and the heat capacity are predicted as functions of temperature and pressure near the melting point (p(m) 202.4 MPa, T-m 252.3 K) in ice I. Our predicted compressibility and heat capacity exhibit anomalous behaviour as the heat expansion in the pre-melting region of ice I

A First-Order Transition of the Smectic A-Smectic C* in Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals

The static dielectric constant is calculated as a function of temperature using a mean field model close to the smectic A-smectic C* transition for the ferroelectric liquid crystal 4-(3-methyl-2-chlorobutanoyloxy)-4'-heptyloxybiphenyl (A7). This calculation of the dielectric constant is performed for the pure optically active compound (T-c = 73.4 degrees C) and the temperature range is determined for a first-order smectic A-smectic C* transition from the mean field model. Our predicted values describe adequately the observed behaviour of the dielectric constant close to the smectic A-smectic C* transition and also the temperature range in the smectic A phase of A7

Pressure Dependence of the Thermodynamic Quantities in Phase II of Solid Benzene

The thermodynamic quantities such as the thermal expansion (alpha(p)), isothermal compressibility (K-T) and the specific heat (C-P - C-V), are predicted at various pressures up to 26 GPa (T = 540 K) in the solid phase II of benzene using volume data from the literature. The Pippard relations are examined using the pressure dependence of alpha(p), K-T and C-P - C-V and the value of the slope dP/dT is deduced for the solid phase II of benzene. The thermodynamic quantities studied here decrease with increasing pressure, as expected, which can be compared with the experimental measurements for the solid phase II of benzene. We find that the Pippard relations are validated within the pressure range considered, in particular, at high pressures for the solid phase II of this molecular crystal

Dikkat; wheezing ve boyun ağrısı birlikteliği spontan pnömomediastinumun erken tanısı için işaret olabilir

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum is an uncommon clinical condition in pediatric field. We report two pediatric cases with first time wheezing episode complicated by pneumomediastinum. Investigations failed to reveal any underlying cause for secondary pneumomediastinum. Pneumomediastinum most commonly occurs in asthmatic children. It can be explained by increased pressure gradient between the intraalveolar and interstitial spaces. We conclude that high prevalence of respiratory infections in children predisposes for spontaneous pneumomediastinum due to increased pressure within obstructed airways, or by tissue necrosis from parenchymal infection.Spontan pnömomediastinum (SPM) pediatrik yaş grubunda sık görülmeyen klinik durumlardandır. Burada ilk hışıltı atağı ile komplike olan iki pediatrik spontan pnömomediastinum olgusu sunulmuştur. Altta yatan herhangi bir hastalık olup olmadığını araştırmak için yapılan tetkiklerde herhangi bir kronik hastalık varlığı tespit edilmemiştir. İntraalveoler ve interstisyel basınç gradiyentinin artmasına bağlı olarak pnömomediastinum en sık astımlı çocuklarda görülmektedir. Çocukluk çağında sık geçirilen solunum yolu infeksiyonları SPM için predispozisyon oluşturur. Bunun da nedeni tıkanmış hava yollarındaki artmış basınç ya da parankimal infeksiyondan kaynaklanan doku nekrozudur